“This workshop is designed to help Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income beneficiaries learn about work incentives, resources, programs and services they are eligible for which will help them return to work successfully,” said Kim Sizemore, Disability Resource Coordinator at Oswego County Workforce New York.
Pearl is a bundle of energy and curiosity and fun. She can leap tall buildings (well furniture), ride on your shoulder and purr in your ear, play with her brothers and sister non-stop until they all suddenly stop for a nap. Then, it’s up again to race around the house and entertain you.
In the popular annual activity, children can take part in a variety of Halloween games and activities that day from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in the Marano Campus Center food court. Admission is one non-perishable food or toiletry item donation per child.
An exhibition starting Nov. 3, at Oswego State Downtown will feature the work of J. Lachlan Kadick, a SUNY Oswego alumnus and Syracuse City School District teacher whose work speaks to the displacement of zoo animals. The exhibition, titled “J. Lachlan Kadick: Displacement,” will run through Jan. 24.
SUNY Oswego art faculty member Christopher McEvoy will exhibit his latest paintings from Oct. 27 to Nov. 12 in Tyler Art Gallery on campus. The artist’s reception for “Christopher McEvoy: New Work” will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 10, in Tyler Hall’s rejuvenated lobby and adjacent gallery.
United Way of Greater Oswego County Campaign Assistant Kay Duguay met with some of the volunteers that helped make the United Way’s chicken BBQ / chili cook-off fundraiser a success. Hosted by Woodchuck Saloon in Oswego the event raised more than $1,170 in support of United Way’s Annual Campaign.
Oswego County Opportunities Executive Director Diane Cooper-Currier has announced that singer / songwriter Loren Barrigar will provide the entertainment for the agency’s “Giving Thanks” fundraiser. One of the world’s most accomplished acoustic guitar players, Loren Barrigar began playing guitar at 4 years old.
The Oswego City-County Youth Bureau is partnering with the Oswego Lions Club to sell “Santa’s Reindeer” story books. The books, which tell the story of how each reindeer received its name, are not available in stores. Santa will be on hand to sign the books at the Oswego tree lighting event set from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Nov. 25.
In 2008, an 8-year-old Stony Brook, NY, resident named Lauren Shields was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy and heart disease. Doctors determined that Lauren’s condition was life threatening and in order to survive, she would need a heart transplant. On Feb. 3, 2009, her name was placed on the organ transplant list. No one knew when a heart would become available and Lauren’s health was quickly deteriorating. As a result, doctors had to place her in a medically-induced coma while waiting for a donated heart.
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Oswego County Opportunities Cancer Services Program has partnered with health providers throughout Oswego County to raise awareness of breast cancer and encourage community members to receive the cancer screenings they need. The highlight of the Cancer Services Program’s awareness campaign takes place October 28, at Bullhead Point in Fulton from 10 a.m. to noon.
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